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A young infant may believe that a bird is more like an airplane than an animal if the infant uses:

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A young infant may see a bird like an airplane if the infant uses:

“Perceptual categorization”

Perceptual categorization is when something is directly categorized to be a part of a group when similar characteristics are observed. So in this case since the bird was flying, then the infant automatically recognizes it as a plane.

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